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Iain Wright

Labour MP for Hartlepool

  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families (since 10 Jun 2009)
  • Entered Parliament on 30 September 2004 — Byelection
  • Majority: 7,478 votes. — 258th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Iain Wright voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Health, Home Department, Trade and Industry, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Railways, Recycling, Health Expenditure, Police, Northern Way

(based on written questions asked by Iain Wright and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
  • Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 87% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 18 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 73 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Iain Wright speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 353 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payment of £150 from IPSOS MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for participation in survey. Donated to charity. (Registered 13 October 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Free pass from Grand Central Trains for use by me on their services, 6 October 2008-31 March 2009. (Registered 29 October 2008)

Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£17,882 (441st) £18,780 (429th) £20,493 £7,116 (591st)      
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0      
Incidental Expenses Provision£20,221 (230th) £17,711 (484th) £18,059 £13,108 (552nd)      
Staffing Allowance£84,844 (420th) £84,503 (311th) £68,325 £25,956 (658th)      
Communications Allowance£644 (585th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£14,515 (85th)* £8,971 (274th)** £12,726 £8,565 (395th)      
Members' Staff Travel£748 (140th) £299 (277th) £0 £0      
Members' Spouse Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£884 (271st) £5,916 (11th) £1,745 £1,553 (164th)      
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,794 (414th) £19,494 (8th) £2,606 £5,149 (135th) N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,316 (joint 163rd) £1,301 (43rd) £889 £55 (654th)      
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0      
Total£142,848 (382nd) £156,975 (37th) £124,843 £61,502 (658th)      

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,796 (232nd). Rail £10,719 (33rd).

** Car £3,960 (244th). Rail £5,011 (172nd).